You will serve as a Public Affairs Specialist in the Public Affairs Division of NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE SYSTEMS COMMAND.

Duties

You will assist the Public Affairs Director with internal and external communication, including writing stories, photojournalism support, developing talking points, congressional liaison support, and/or security and policy review. You will work with a diverse team of communication professionals to develop, direct, and carry out comprehensive communication programs throughout NAVWAR?s 11,000-employee workforce worldwide and with external stakeholders. You will develop topic ideas for further development and marketing externally and internally. You will pitch ideas to the media to develop independent articles and coverage. Receive written, oral and electronic queries (including those received via public websites). You will research, coordinate, and provide accurate responses back within reporter deadlines. You will present story ideas to news and trades media representatives to have the information published in local, national, and trade press publications or on media websites.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

DA-03 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: drafting information relative to an organization's mission, programs and accomplishments for dissemination to the public and the media; AND Writing a variety of reports, products and projects such as; fact sheets, informational brochures or papers, articles and other content. DA-02 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: assisting with drafting information relative to an organization's mission, programs and accomplishments for dissemination to the public and the media; AND Writing a variety of reports, products and projects such as; fact sheets, informational brochures or papers, articles and other content. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

DA-02:
master's or equivalent graduate degree

or

2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.B. or J.D., if related

DA-03:
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.M., if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE SYSTEMS COMMAND 4301 Pacific Highway San Diego, CA 92110-3127 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]